Molten metal, sparks and sculpture-making in Leamington during Bonfire Weekend

Visual arts organisation Pangaea Sculptors’ Centre is bringing a dramatic sculpture-making event to the Pump Room Gardens in Leamington on Saturday November 4 .

Six artists from the Midlands and beyond will be melting down recycled aluminium collected by the community in a demonstration from 1pm to 5pm.

They will be pouring the molten metal into sand moulds and transforming it into sculpture.

Lucy Tomlins, director of Pangaea, said: “So often how artworks are made is shrouded in mystery, hidden in artists’ studios.

"Yet, it’s the process of creation where the magic happens.

"“I’ll never forget the first-time I got the opportunity to work with molten metal.

"This alchemical process is one of the most spectacular in sculpture and has barely changed in centuries.

"It will be amazing to witness what these six artists can create out of scrap metal.

“In today’s throw-away consumer culture and climate emergency, it feels essential that we create opportunities for the public - especially our children and the next generation - to understand all that goes into creating the objects that surround us, so that they can be respected and valued.

"They don’t just appear overnight at the click of an Amazon button.”

Pangaea Sculptors’ Centre is a not-for-profit that promotes and enriches wider public engagement with sculpture through educational, critical and cultural programming.

It is committed to broadening access and participation by taking sculpture out of the gallery and into public space, offering news ways for it to be experienced and enjoyed that better connect to people’s lives.

https://www.pangaeasculptorscentre.com/